Mop-wringer.



PATENTED JUNE 26, 1906.

J. V.- COOK.

v MOP WRINGER.

ATION PATENTED JUNE 26 J. V. COOK.

MOP WRINGER.

APPLIOATION I'ILED MAY 17.1905.

'2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 26, 1906.

Application filed May 17,1905. Serial No, 260,819.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN V. CooK, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Mop-Wringers, of which thefollowing is a specification.

The object of this invention is to provide a mop-wringer which consistsof a simple attachnjent readily applicable to various sizes pal s.

One of the features is a guard for keeping the edges of the mop betweenthe main rollers, and this has small side rollers for wringing the edgesof the mop.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of thewringer on a pail.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a vertical section ofa pail and a modified form of the wringer.

Referring specifically to the drawings, indicates a pail.

The wringer-frame has two levers 12 and a gearward extension 13, whichrests on the oor.

At 14 is pivoted to the levers 12 a foot-lever 15, which has twoupwardly-projecting arms 16, which are curved upwardly, as at 17 nearthe pivots.

18 is the forward roller, which is journaled at 19 to the ends of thearms or bars 16.

is a foot-piece on the lever 15.

20 is the rear roller, which is j ournaled at 21 to the levers 12.

22 is the guard. This consists of a rod or piece of heavy wire having adouble bend or loop 23 near each of its ends and small rollers 24thereon. The guard 22 is attached by pivots 25 to the bars 12. Thisguard serves as a stop or support to rest on top of the pail when thewringer is placed thereon. The rearward extension 13 also rests on thefloor and accommodates or adjusts the frame of the wringer to variousheights of pails, and the extension also prevents the pail from beingeasily tipped over. The guard 22 keeps the edges of the mop between themain rollers, and the small side rollers on the guard serve to wring theedges of the mop more effectively than if a single pair of rollers wereemployed. In the form shown in Fig. 3 only one roller 24 is used at eachend of the guard. As shown, a spring may connect the levers 15 and 12,and thus normally keep the rollers thrown open or apart; but this springis not absolutely essential. A handle 41 may also be attached to theforward roller 18 for turning the same when desired. 42 indicates a wirehandle attached to the lever 12, by being hooked around the spindle ofthe roller 20, for carrying the wringer.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

A mop-wringer comprising a pair of levers pivoted together and carryingrollers at the ends, and a rod secured to one of the levers andextending across and resting on the pail and having lateral projectionsat the ends of the said rollers, said projections being provided withrollers.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

TOHN V. COOK.

Witnesses:

CLARA Pnoscnn, H. G. BATOHELOR.

